I hope this thread is not dying due to lack of interest. I finally got my camera adapter for my microscope and a new camera.... That allows me to make a lot better photographs. Here is my first update on Pyros (Haus Baden).

Hi Holger, all,no time at the moment to continue (and i am still waiting for the Schauinsland text ) ... this will be a typical winter task. But pls continue to add pictures - the more the better we can select.

Roger,I am sure that Roger will be along to answer you shortly. Best minerals has been a bit inactive recently mostly because I have taken a break recently after doing most of what I could on the Pseudomorphs, though Kieth Harshbarger is working on a description of the various kinds of pseudomorphs. I have been spending some time working on cataloging my mineral collection, but Ill get back to work on best minerals pretty soon. I think a updating of the cerussite article may be next. It seems that when I get active in Best Minerals others do too.Rock

This time a rather unusual specimen - from Riggenbach Mine in Münstertal, Black Froest. Though nothing too special in the way of international Pyromorphites, this is definitely a very good specimen for Münstertal.

There must be more people who can add Pyros to this thread... please help !

To keep up the spirit, here is the latest addition to my Pyro collection. A Badenweiler specimen I got via Ebay. Sadly label only states Badenweiler and not the mine it is from. But by the looks of it it must be from "Sehringen".But is a really nice specimen though I must admit that I have seen even better specimens in some local collection. The really good ones I have seen came all from underground in the 80s and 90s. Getting specimens out of the really tough quartz is very difficult.

Holger,Eventually as time passes the quality, quantity and variety of the specimens pictured here will increase, but sometimes getting good pictures of the best pieces is like pulling teeth. Its almost as though some collectors feel that having a picture taken of their specimen is like stealing its soul. Almost reminiscent of primitive people running away from camera because they feel that the magic box will steal their soul.

Roger and Michaël, here's the matrix of the probably mislabeled specimen with the " Emser Tönchen ". I posted it under Friedrichssegen and could be the Mercur Mine. The pic is a snapshot so the quality is poor. Sorry, otherwise I will forget again.

I hope you will recognize the matrix.

According to the article, I know it's under construction but I have a question. Why are there no pictures of the Mercur, Pfingstwiese separately but listed under the Ems District. IMHO, these mines are so important and the crystallisation is so different that a separated description would be nice and usefull.Keep the good work going.

Hi to all!Here are a couple of pictures of my German pyromorphites:one Zschopau speciment (small cab, for sure the best pyro of my collection)one detail (FOV about 10 cm, on a 25 cm speciment) of brown Bad Ems Sorry for the bad quality of the pictures! My good pyros are not at home right now!The green Bad Ems at the beginning of these pages is incredible!Valère

As a collector of classic German and North English minerals I have a fine collection of German pyromorphites and uploaded several pictures in the last couple of years.Some older pictures are already in the Best Minerals -Pyromorphite gallery but some others could be possible usefull too, have a look at these ones.

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